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A boy riding on his bike is going towards east at a speed of m s-1. At a certain point he produces a sound pulse of frequency 1650 Hz that travels in air at a speed of 334 m s-1. A second boy stands on the ground 45o south of east from him. Find the frequency of the pulse as received by the second boy.

The second boy is at a 45° angle.


So, the velocity of the source will be,




Hence, the apparent frequency will be,





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